How OEMs and Job Shops Can Benefit from Reshoring / FABTECH

After decades of offshoring that cost the U.S. 5 million manufacturing jobs and tens of thousands of factories, reshoring is making a strong comeback, driven by the current administration's policy, economic strategy, and growing geopolitical risk. In this keynote, reshoring advocate Harry Moser shares insights from a national survey of 500 manufacturers, revealing how shorter, domestic supply chains reduce risk and boost profits for OEMs across 20–30% of imported products. Learn how OEMs and job shops can capitalize on this trend—identifying reshoring opportunities, justifying automation investments, and building stronger workforce pipelines. This session also includes the 2025 National Metalworking Reshoring Award and provides actionable steps to move reshoring from talk to reality.

Harry Moser founded the Reshoring Initiative to help bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. His leadership has earned national recognition, including induction into the Industry Week Manufacturing Hall of Fame and participation in President Obama’s 2012 Insourcing Forum. A frequent media contributor, Harry has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fox Business. He holds engineering degrees from MIT and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Through the Initiative, Harry works to restore U.S. manufacturing by helping companies reshore and by advocating for policy changes and workforce development. Harry serves on the board of MSSC (Manufacturing Skill Standards Council), a leading manufacturing credentialing organization.